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15 Online Coloring Apps

Ask a Tech Teacher

Good websites and apps, some for kids, some for adults. Beware: Many have in-app purchases and advertising A BC Color –color letters with fill or paint brush ABCYa Paint Art Coloring Canva Templates to color Coloring book pages –downloadable Coloring Book –color by number Color Planet –app Colorscapes Free coloring pages Happy Color KidPix–visit coloring book backgrounds No-pix –color by number Paint by Number –app Pixel Art Tap Color Pro Any favorites I’ve left off?

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Online: ASK Apprenticeships CV Masterclass

All About STEM

Event Date: 8 February Create a successful CV and stand out from the crowd! This online session will provide you with everything you need to write a good-quality CV. Whichever path you choose after school, a good CV will be essential for any application. Content will cover CV structure and how to create an impactful CV that sets you apart from the rest!

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AI Tools Like ChatGPT May Reshape Teaching Materials — And Possibly Substitute Teach

ED Surge

This summer, a coding class offered by a private school in Austin, Texas, was led by an unusual teacher. The PreK-8 school, Paragon Prep, offered a series of optional, self-paced, video lessons that were automatically generated from a textbook. In them, an animated avatar made to look like the 19th-century computing pioneer Ada Lovelace taught the basics of the Python programming language.

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Careers & Enterprise Company Resource Directory: A Future in STEM

All About STEM

A Future STEM is a collection of STEM subject careers activities linked to employability skills. These engaging practical activities are designed to encourage research, exploration and discussion about careers and how students can recognise their own potential for a future STEM-linked career. Each activity identifies 2 to 3 essential employability skills as recognised by the Skills Builder.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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Are Dinosaurs Reptiles or Birds?

Smore Science

Most dinosaurs became extinct 65 million years ago. It is likely that an asteroid hit Earth, destroying many types of creatures. Before this, dinosaurs lived for 165 million years on Earth. We know this because of scientists called paleontologists who study the past through fossil records. Fossil records gained popularity with Mary Anning’s work. Scientists have since learned more about dinosaurs, piecing together whole exhibits that show us what they looked like and how they may have behaved.

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STEAM in History: Elif Bilgin

PCS Edventures

What if banana peels helped rid the environment of harmful plastics? It’s an idea that seems, well, bananas! But that didn’t stop Elif Bilgin from taking home the title of Google Science Fair winner at just 14 years old. Bilgin’s story encourages learners to be resilient and pursue creativity. She’s inspirational to young inventors who, though they may fear failure, dare to dream big.

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Assessment That Aligns with SEL Skills and Goals

Middle Web

Star Sackstein’s Assessing for Respect is about focusing on meeting students’ SEL needs and how that allows us to work with them on greater academic achievements. She effectively discusses the theory of CASEL competencies and their implementation, writes NBCT Megan Balduf. The post Assessment That Aligns with SEL Skills and Goals first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Symbiotic Relationships - Mutualism - Commensalism - Parasitism

MooMoo Math & Science

Symbiosis describes a close interactions between two or more different species There are at least three types of symbiosis, also known as symbiotic relationships. Mutualism in which both organisms benefit. Commensalism where one organism benefits and the other organism is neither helped nor harmed. Parasitism which is when one organism benefits and the other organism is harmed.

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Using Conferences to Grow Mathematicians

Middle Web

Gina Picha’s book offers advice, examples and resources for brief math conferences that focus on listening and observing, naming students’ strengths, and encouraging them to share ideas. Fifth grade math teacher Kathie Palmieri finds it a practical, easy-to-implement guide. The post Using Conferences to Grow Mathematicians first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Harnessing The Power Of Math Manipulatives

Mathematics, a subject steeped in abstract concepts, often poses challenges to students, especially those in grades 5-10. But imagine a bridge that transformed this intricate maze into an interactive adventure.

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Start the New Year Right and Improve Your Teaching!

EiE Blog

Professional development is a great way to boost educator confidence, reinvigorate passion for teaching, and provide students with exciting new ways to approach academic subjects. At EiE ® , our professional development approach includes whole-picture learning, providing educators the opportunity to experience our products from the learner’s perspective.

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Racial Disparities in STEM Start as Early as Kindergarten, New Study Finds

ED Week

Socioeconomic factors and school environment explain some of the disparities, but not all of them.

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Jan 19, Algebra Word Problems Worksheet with Answers

Online Math for All

Algebra Word Problems Worksheet with Answers

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